Following grenade attack in Main Town Sopore, massive clashes erupt
Sopore: Clashes erupted in Main town following a grenade attack by suspected militants on CRPF on Thursday. Officials said that a grenade was hurled towards CRPF near State Bank of India in Main Town, that exploded with a bang. The explosion created panic in the area. Following attacks clashes erupted between protesters and forces. “Protesters […]
Sopore gunfight: Army man, police officer injured, gunfight continues
Sopore: An army man and a Police officer have been injured in the ongoing gunfight between militants and government forces in Warpora Sopore of Baramulla district. The gunfight broke out on Thursday morning. Police sources said that a SHO ranking officer was among the two forces personnel injured in the ongoing operation. Gunfight between militants […]
Gunfight rages in Sopore village, internet suspended
Sopore: Gun fight is raging between militants and government forces in Warpora village of Sopore North Kashmir Baramulla district on Thursday morning. Official sources told KNO that contingents of Army 22 RR, SOG Sopore,177 and 179CRPF and Police cordon off warpora village in wee hours. As the forces intensified the searches, […]
Militants escaped after brief shootout in Kreeri village in Baramulla
Baramulla: Militants have reportedly managed to escape from the encounter site in Kalantara Kandi Kreeri village of Baramulla in North Kashmir taking the cover of darkness. The area had witnessed a brief shootout on Wednesday evening. Official sources said that 29 RR, SOG Kreeri, CRPF and Police started a Cordon and Search operation in […]
Forces lay siege to Sopore village
(Bilal Ahmad) Sopore: Government forces on early Thursday morning launched a cordon and search operation in Warpora village of sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that forces laid siege to the village and sealed all entry and exit points in the area and launched house to house searches. A police officer […]
Three CRPF men killed, another injured in fratricidal firing incident
Udhampur: Three paramilitary CRPF men were on Wednesday killed and another was injured in a fratricidal firing incident in Udhampur district of Jammu, officials said. The incident took place inside CRPF camp of 187 battalion headquarter at Battal area of Udhampur, Station House Officer (SHO) Udhampur Vijay Singh Choudhary said. He said that one of […]
Valley shuts in protest against ‘custodial killing’
Srinagar: Normal life in Kashmir was affected Wednesday due to a strike called by separatists to protest against the custodial death of a youth. Schools, colleges and universities remained closed due to the strike called by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), an amalgam of separatist groups, to protest against the death of Rizwan Pandit in […]
JK is not NC’s personal estate, says Mehbooba
Says news political parties have every right to emerge
Jammu: In a blistering attack at former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for dubbing emergence of new parties in Kashmir as a New Delhi ploy to divide Kashmiri mandate, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday said J&K is not a personal property of the National Conference. Mehbooba’s attack followed Peoples Conference chief Sajjad Gani Lone’s diatribe against […]
BJP to hit campaign trail in JK from Friday
Modi, Shah to be star campaigners
Jammu: The BJP in Jammu and Kashmir is banking on its star campaigners Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah to leave a mark in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, with the party planning to start its hectic campaigning from Friday. The voting for the 17th Lok Sabha will be held over seven […]
